Scurfield, Michelle Hondal2014-03-142014-03-141997-06-23etd-3998-175559http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36660It is my intention that the building be both sympathetic to its urban and historic context and clear in the development of a new identity for an embassy complex. The building makes careful connections to the proportions and geometries of classical Italian architecture, while establishing landmark elements which are harmonious parts of a new urban focus. Such connections are not abstract, but help to engage the building in a lively conversation with its historic context.In CopyrightCancelleriaItalian EmbassyEmbassyThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-3998-175559/